The Death of the Cozy - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:50:43Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:61019?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A61526&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think there are probably fe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-09:537324:Comment:798372007-10-09T02:54:47.412ZKevin Allmanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/kevinallman
I think there are probably fewer than there were a generation or two ago...but I also think there are plenty out there, and they just don't get the mainstream press reviews. You can read the NY Times, Wash Post, L.A. Times book reviews sections, and even when they do review mysteries, the reviewers and editors just don't seem interested in the cozy.
I think there are probably fewer than there were a generation or two ago...but I also think there are plenty out there, and they just don't get the mainstream press reviews. You can read the NY Times, Wash Post, L.A. Times book reviews sections, and even when they do review mysteries, the reviewers and editors just don't seem interested in the cozy. I have the same problem with…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-08:537324:Comment:793452007-10-08T14:30:39.575ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I have the same problem with the entire vampire thing. It's absurd. Cozy horror!
I have the same problem with the entire vampire thing. It's absurd. Cozy horror! I don't think it is dying bec…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-08:537324:Comment:791442007-10-08T02:34:06.292ZJackihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Jacki
I don't think it is dying because from what I can see there are literally hundred's of Cozy's out there just waiting to be read, It's just another Media Hype , and if it is True that the Average Cozy Reader is a Middle Aged Woman then we Media Baby Boomers are growing in leaps and bounds with the Spending Power behind us and maybe the Publishers should take note of this.
I don't think it is dying because from what I can see there are literally hundred's of Cozy's out there just waiting to be read, It's just another Media Hype , and if it is True that the Average Cozy Reader is a Middle Aged Woman then we Media Baby Boomers are growing in leaps and bounds with the Spending Power behind us and maybe the Publishers should take note of this. I'm guessing 65 people showed…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-09:537324:Comment:615972007-08-09T09:59:24.815ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
I'm guessing 65 people showed up for one book signing session at Malice this year, and 61 of them lined up to meet Charlaine Harris. Her fans were amazing, some carrying eight or ten books with them for her to sign. I asked a fellow writer--both of us twiddling our thumbs--what Ms. Harris wrote about. I was told, "Friendly vampires."
I'm guessing 65 people showed up for one book signing session at Malice this year, and 61 of them lined up to meet Charlaine Harris. Her fans were amazing, some carrying eight or ten books with them for her to sign. I asked a fellow writer--both of us twiddling our thumbs--what Ms. Harris wrote about. I was told, "Friendly vampires." Where do Zombies get their br…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-09:537324:Comment:615262007-08-09T04:06:49.634ZKaryn J. Powershttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/karyning
Where do Zombies get their brains? Why from Washington DC of course. Cause no one is using them there!
Where do Zombies get their brains? Why from Washington DC of course. Cause no one is using them there! Geezer Lit can be funny. One…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-08:537324:Comment:614662007-08-08T23:00:39.356ZJackie Houchinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Photojaq
Geezer Lit can be funny. One I reviewed at the end of last year was hilarious. "Retirement Homes are Murder" by Mike Befeler. It was like an aging James Bond, with a blind side kick! Addressed some interesting issues too.
Geezer Lit can be funny. One I reviewed at the end of last year was hilarious. "Retirement Homes are Murder" by Mike Befeler. It was like an aging James Bond, with a blind side kick! Addressed some interesting issues too. Well said, Jeff. I think most…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-08:537324:Comment:614032007-08-08T20:34:44.874ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Well said, Jeff. I think most of us writers have a story we want to tell, and where it lands in the bookstore is all marketing, not pre-design.
Well said, Jeff. I think most of us writers have a story we want to tell, and where it lands in the bookstore is all marketing, not pre-design. I agree Rosemary. Another goo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-08:537324:Comment:614002007-08-08T20:31:38.887ZLaura Roothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
I agree Rosemary. Another good "cozy" type writer is Elizabeth Peters - she has the Amelia Peabody series, about early 20th Century archeologists in egypt, and her older Vicky Bliss series has been reprinted. I think Michael Pierce's Mamur Zapt series could be described as traditional, if not cosy (set in late 19th Century colonial Cairo)
I agree Rosemary. Another good "cozy" type writer is Elizabeth Peters - she has the Amelia Peabody series, about early 20th Century archeologists in egypt, and her older Vicky Bliss series has been reprinted. I think Michael Pierce's Mamur Zapt series could be described as traditional, if not cosy (set in late 19th Century colonial Cairo) I don't think it's dead, but…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-08:537324:Comment:613952007-08-08T20:21:53.059ZRosemary Harrishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/rovideo
I don't think it's dead, but I think some writers are quietly rebelling and calling themselves traditional mysteries, or humorous mysteries. I don't know what your definition of the genre is, but I thought it was - no serious sex, most violence off the page, don't kill the damn cat. Not horrible things if the story is good, but the word <i>cozy</i> makes my flesh crawl. It sounds like Geezer Lit.
I don't think it's dead, but I think some writers are quietly rebelling and calling themselves traditional mysteries, or humorous mysteries. I don't know what your definition of the genre is, but I thought it was - no serious sex, most violence off the page, don't kill the damn cat. Not horrible things if the story is good, but the word <i>cozy</i> makes my flesh crawl. It sounds like Geezer Lit. Thanks Jack.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-08:537324:Comment:613932007-08-08T20:17:52.652ZJeff Markowitzhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JeffMa
Thanks Jack.
Thanks Jack.